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The Silent Revolution

The Silent Revolution

East Germany, 1956. One minute of silence changed their lives forever.
Mar 01, 2018 1h 52m
7.4
243 votes

Synopsis

Stalinstadt, East Germany, 1956. While the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, teenage members of a classroom of the local school perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.

Title The Silent Revolution
Companies Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH, StudioCanal, WunderWerk, Zero One Film, ZDF
Countries Germany
Keywords high school, police state, classroom, freedom of speech, east germany, hungarian revolution, 1950s, freedom of expression
Tom Gramenz

Tom Gramenz

Kurt Wächter
Jonas Dassler

Jonas Dassler

Erik Babinsky
Nora Labisch

Nora Labisch

Klara Winkler
Nele Labisch

Nele Labisch

Regina Winkler
Ronald Zehrfeld

Ronald Zehrfeld

Hermann Lemke
Carina Wiese

Carina Wiese

Irmgard Lemke
Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Principal Schwarz
Jördis Triebel

Jördis Triebel

Frau Kessler
Daniel Krauss

Daniel Krauss

Free German Youth Secretary Lange
Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Minister of National Education Lange
Max Hopp

Max Hopp

Hans Wächter
Judith Engel

Judith Engel

Anna Wächter